Living in Verónica Anzures

Verónica Anzures is a compact residential corridor in Miguel Hidalgo built up mostly with new apartment towers, so daily life happens inside doorman buildings more than street-level shops. The interior streets stay quiet, but the colonia is boxed in by fast, noisy avenues: Circuito Interior to the east, Ejército Nacional to the south and Marina Nacional to the north, home to the Torre Ejecutiva Pemex. There is no Metro station inside the neighborhood; the closest is San Cosme on Line 2, reached by crossing Circuito Interior on foot. Renters wanting more nightlife within walking distance often look at apartments for rent in San Rafael, across that corridor, a more bohemian area with theaters and galleries.

What to consider before renting

Rental listings here are almost entirely apartments in newer towers, so ask which units come with an assigned parking spot, since street parking on the interior streets fills up fast with residents' cars. Because Circuito Interior and Ejército Nacional run along two sides of the colonia, an interior-facing unit makes a real difference for noise. Houses for rent are scarce, with only a handful ever listed at a time; houses for rent in Anzures, just south across Ejército Nacional, is the nearby option where you'll actually find some to choose from.